Catfish Metkovich Stats

Catfish Metkovich was born on Friday, October 8, 1920, in Angels Camp, California. Metkovich was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 16, 1943, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Catfish Metkovich baseball stats page.
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Catfish Metkovich
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Michael Metkovich
Nickname:   Catfish
Born On:   10-08-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Angels Camp, California
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-17-1995
Place of Death Data Died In:   Costa Mesa, California
Cemetery:   El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   07-16-1943 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-26-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 Red Sox 78 321 34 79 14 4 5 0 27 19 - 38 9 - 3 6 .246 .294 .361
1944 Red Sox 134 549 94 152 28 8 9 0 59 31 - 57 4 - 3 7 .277 .319 .406
1945 Red Sox 138 539 65 140 26 3 5 0 62 51 - 70 2 - 6 6 .260 .331 .347
1946 Red Sox 86 281 42 69 15 2 4 0 25 36 - 39 2 - 1 2 .246 .333 .356
1947 Indians 126 473 68 120 22 7 5 0 40 32 - 51 9 - 1 9 .254 .302 .362
1949 White Sox 93 338 50 80 9 4 5 0 45 41 - 24 1 - 1 18 .237 .321 .331
1951 Pirates 120 423 51 124 21 3 3 0 40 28 - 23 3 - 1 11 .293 .338 .378
1952 Pirates 125 373 41 101 18 3 7 0 41 32 - 29 5 - 4 9 .271 .335 .391
1953 Pirates 26 41 5 6 0 1 1 0 7 6 - 3 0 - 0 0 .146 .255 .268
1953 Cubs 61 124 19 29 9 0 2 0 12 16 - 10 3 - 1 6 .234 .326 .355
1954 Braves 68 123 7 34 5 1 1 0 15 15 - 15 0 3 1 6 .276 .352 .358
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,055 3,585 476 934 167 36 47 0 373 307 - 359 38 3 22 80 .261 .322 .367
Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1943 Red Sox 1B 2 - - 26 13.0 26 23 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1943 Red Sox OF 76 - - 198 2.6 189 183 6 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1944 Red Sox 1B 50 - - 509 10.2 502 469 33 7 38 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1944 Red Sox OF 82 - - 260 3.2 250 242 8 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1945 Red Sox 1B 97 - - 1,026 10.6 1,011 935 76 15 96 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1945 Red Sox OF 42 - - 90 2.1 89 87 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1946 Red Sox OF 81 - - 135 1.7 128 125 3 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1947 Indians 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Indians OF 119 - - 355 3.0 351 349 2 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1949 White Sox OF 87 - - 220 2.5 213 212 1 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1951 Pirates 1B 37 - - 336 9.1 333 306 27 3 32 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1951 Pirates OF 69 - - 176 2.6 175 171 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1952 Pirates 1B 72 - - 570 7.9 563 530 33 7 59 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1952 Pirates OF 33 - - 73 2.2 73 72 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Pirates 1B 5 - - 47 9.4 47 47 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Pirates OF 4 - - 8 2.0 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Cubs 1B 7 - - 40 5.7 38 37 1 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1953 Cubs OF 38 - - 68 1.8 68 67 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1954 Braves 1B 18 - - 158 8.8 158 143 15 0 15 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1954 Braves OF 13 - - 19 1.5 19 17 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 644 0 0 1,602 2.5 1,563 1,532 31 39 7 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
1B Totals 289 0 0 2,714 9.4 2,680 2,491 189 34 246 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
10 Years 933 - - 4,316 4.6 4,243 4,023 220 73 253 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Red Sox 1 3 .250 - - n/a 64.2 8.4 11.9 - - -
1944 Red Sox 13 4 .765 - - n/a 61.0 9.6 9.3 - - -
1945 Red Sox 19 6 .760 - - n/a 107.8 7.7 8.7 - - -
1946 Red Sox 8 3 .727 - - n/a 70.3 7.2 11.2 - - -
1947 Indians 5 3 .625 - - n/a 94.6 9.3 11.8 - - -
1949 White Sox 5 4 .556 - - n/a 67.6 14.1 7.5 - - -
1951 Pirates 3 2 .600 - - n/a 141.0 18.4 10.6 - - -
1952 Pirates 5 2 .714 - - n/a 53.3 12.9 9.1 - - -
1953 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 41.0 13.7 5.9 - - -
1953 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 62.0 12.4 10.3 - - -
1954 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 123.0 8.2 8.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 61 28 .685 - - n/a 76.3 10.0 9.6 - - -
Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1943 Boston Red Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1944 Boston Red Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1945 Boston Red Sox 2 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Boston Red Sox 2 Undetermined - Stats
1947 Cleveland Indians 31 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago White Sox 47 Undetermined - -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 44 Undetermined - -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 44 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago Cubs 22 Undetermined - -
1954 Milwaukee Braves 27 Undetermined - -




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